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Have you ever noticed the alikeness between the Mexican salsas and Indian chutney? To every Mexican salsa sister there seems to be an Indian chutney cousin. You don’t get me yet? Check this course… Don’t you find Mexican Salsa Verde & Indian coriander chutney akin? Ain’t Mexican Tomato salsa or Pico de galo a raw version of Indian Tomato Chutney? The Mexican Mango Salsa & Indian Mango chutney are flavor comparable too! And of course… The Tamarind Salsa & Tamarind chutney seem to be the spicy & tangy counterparts!!! Notably, both salsas and chutney are essential food accompanies in their respective cuisine spreads. As an intense lover of Indian and Mexican cuisine, this idea to marry the dips from both cuisines organically keeps coming to me so many times..… and not just because both are spicy. I think mainly because there are many common base ingredients like cumin, onion, garlic,…

I conceived a potato and beetroot salad from my trip to Croatia! Game of Thrones, Islands, Zinfandel, National Parks….. were the internet researched impressions I had on my mind when I planned my trip to Croatia in the summer of July’16. I also browsed about Croatian food and all I got was pictures of Octopus….. being a vegetarian my gourmet dreams broke : ( Many Croatian food plates later I must say “never trust internet entirely, experience your own”. Croatian cuisine is primarily around seafood but you will never fall short of tasting Croatian flavors on a veggie plate. I enjoyed my culinary experience in Croatia so much that it even inspired me to invent a potato and beetroot salad recipe. The simplicity of Croatian cooking appealed to my culinary senses the most. Croatians mostly treat any piece of food meat, fish or veggies with just 3 ingredients – Olive…

ABOUT

I am Shikha, I create recipes inspired from my travel…

Born with a DNA to relish and serve Indian cuisine, my heart always jumps to taste flavors from the world. Inspired through my voyage, back home, I express my food moods by synthesizing cooking styles, genetics and ingredients from different cuisines to create an unexplored and contemporary Indian Palate.